William W Schwarzer

Who is William W Schwarzer?

William W Schwarzer is a United States federal judge serving on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Born in Berlin, Germany, Schwarzer served in the United States Army during World War II, beginning in 1943. He attained the rank of Second Lietuenant, and was discharged in 1947. He received an A.B. at the University of Southern California in 1948, and an L.L.B. with honors from Harvard Law School in 1951, where he was a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, and where he also served as a teaching fellow from 1951 to 1952.

He entered private practice in San Francisco, California in 1952 as an associate at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen. He became a partner at the firm in 1960 and continued with McCutchen until his appointment to the federal bench in 1976. He served as senior counsel to the President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States in 1975.

On June 2, 1976, Schwarzer was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Albert C. Wollenberg.